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Software Development Manager

IBM

5 - 10 years

Mangalore

Posted: 02/07/2026

Job Description

Introduction

At IBM Infrastructure & Technology, we design and operate the systems that keep the world running. From high-resiliency mainframes and hybrid cloud platforms to networking, automation, and site reliability. Our teams ensure the performance, security, and scalability that clients and industries depend on every day. Working in Infrastructure & Technology means tackling complex challenges with curiosity and collaboration. You’ll work with diverse technologies and colleagues worldwide to deliver resilient, future-ready solutions that power innovation. With continuous learning, career growth, and a supportive culture, IBM provides the opportunities to build expertise and shape the infrastructure that drives progress.

Your role and responsibilities

We are seeking a Software Development Manager to lead a software engineering team delivering enterprise application modernization solutions on IBM Z and LinuxONE. The role involves owning end-to-end development, validation, automation and maintenance of platform components that help modernize mission-critical applications using AI, while embedding strong SRE and support practices. You will drive cloud SRE principles such as reliability, availability, observability, and automation, ensure production readiness, and lead incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. The role also includes building a robust support model (L2/L3 readiness, monitoring, and self-healing capabilities) and collaborating closely with product management, engineering teams, and customer stakeholders to ensure high product quality, seamless integration, and an excellent user and operational experience aligned with modern cloud operations.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

•    Lead and manage developing, validating, and maintaining software products through the complete agile software development cycle 
•    Collaborate with extended development management teams to identify, prioritize, evaluate, and deliver optimized solutions 
•    Work closely with Product management, and design teams as well as customers adopting the modernized and strategic solutions for IBM Z System
•    Identify and track project milestones 
•    Present clear and concise status to leadership 
•    Continuously grow the skills and experiences of the team
•    Supporting customer issues within timelines.
•    Leading and Managing Engineers with the deliverables and career aspirations

Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise

• 12+ years of experience in IT, including 5+ years in software development management, delivering enterprise-grade solutions with a strong focus on SRE, cloud operations, and support excellence
• Proven experience in software release management, ensuring smooth, reliable, and production-ready deployments aligned with operational SLAs/SLOs
• Hands-on leadership in Agile methodologies, driving DevOps and SRE culture with emphasis on automation, reliability, and continuous delivery
• Strong technical and program management skills with the ability to manage complex, mission-critical workloads and modernization initiatives
• Solid understanding of enterprise development practices combined with observability, incident management, and production support models (L2/L3)
• Excellent communication, leadership, analytical thinking, and prioritization skills to manage stakeholders and drive outcomes
• Ability to foster a culture of continuous engineering and operational improvement through mentoring, feedback, metrics, and SRE-driven performance insights

Preferred technical and professional experience

• 12+ years of experience in software development, building and delivering enterprise-grade systems with a strong focus on cloud SRE practices, reliability, and supportability
• 5+ years of experience in software product release management, ensuring stable, production-ready deployments aligned with SLA/SLO-driven support models
• Experience in content and solution development, contributing to scalable, reusable components and modernization initiatives
• Hands-on experience with open-source software development and governance, enabling collaborative and innovation-driven engineering practices
• Working knowledge of IBM Z systems, LinuxONE environments, and associated operating systems and middleware
• Strong proficiency in modern DevOps and SRE toolchains including JIRA, Jenkins, Ansible, ServiceNow, Salesforce CSP, Git, and related automation frameworks
• Knowledge of Red Hat ecosystem and hybrid cloud capabilities, supporting cloud-native and platform engineering approaches
• Experience in designing and building resilient, scalable systems with emphasis on observability, automation, and high availability
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-site teams and drive organizational alignment, ensuring effective delivery, operations, and support outcomes

Years of Experience:
12 - 20

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio  designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

 

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

 

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

 

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. 

 

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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About Company

IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) is a leading global technology and consulting company, headquartered in Armonk, New York. With over a century of innovation, IBM provides a wide range of technology solutions and professional services. The company specializes in cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, quantum computing, and cybersecurity, helping organizations digitally transform their operations. IBM’s flagship AI platform, Watson, and its hybrid cloud capabilities are widely used across industries such as healthcare, finance, government, and manufacturing. IBM is known for its strong commitment to research and development, and it consistently ranks among the top organizations for U.S. patents.

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